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Deluxe edition includes 2 live bonus tracks, special silver foil packaging and a 20 page booklet with full lyrics and producer notes. 2011 collection from the three-time Grammy-award winning singer/songwriter, New York Times Best-selling poet, and critically acclaimed actress. This compilation contains previously unreleased tracks that Jill recorded during her time with the Hidden Beach label. 12 tracks.After a host of successful albums and numerous singles, singer, songwriter, author, and actress Jill Scott jumped from Hidden Beach to Warner Bros to release her stellar Light of the Sun album in June, 2011. While she was recording, her former label initiated a lawsuit claiming that she owed them three albums. The suit was settled quietly, with neither party commenting on the outcome. Apparently, Hidden Beach got the right to issue The Original Jill Scott from the Vault, Vol. 1, released hot on the heels of the number one single from Light of the Sun, †So in Love," which spent eight weeks at number one on Billboard's Urban chart, and the follow-up, "So Gone (What My Mind Says),† with Paul Wall. By and large, From the Vaults recordings usually consist of dead dogs, outtakes, demos, or material regarded as substandard. Not so here. Many of the tracks here are finished masters, and virtually everything will delight hardcore Scott fans. The Deluxe Edition differs from the normal one in various ways. It 14 tracks rather than 12, and has a brief live video entitled "North Side Philly Love." All of these tracks showcase Scott in excellent voice, collaborating with many of the producers who helped to establish her name. The material ranges from the original, more skeletal version of "The Light" with Dre & Vidal (the strings are less bold here) and the slippery meld of neo-soul and hip-hop on "I Don't Know (I Gotta Have You)" produced by Ivan Barias, to a stellar, funky, but reverent cover of Bill Withers' "Lovely Day," produced by Jazzy Jeff, with an excellent string and horn chart just behind the beats. "Wake Up Baby," with Ronald "P-Nutt" Frost, is an old-school soul tune, layered with tasty guitar, steady, laid-back, nocturnal beats, and an infectious melody. It's a production demo, but a final mix couldn't have been much different. Another production demo, "Running Away," also allows the flow of studio sound through, and differs from the standard edition by being more than twice as long, and is labeled a "suite." Scott improvises, adds, comments, and sings alternate melodies, all in process of seeking out the tune's heart. It's a fascinating peek of Scott at work. The bonus tracks include the piano mix of "The Light," presenting the contrast between the versions, and a live version of "And I Heard...(Do You Understand)," which was to have been recorded for another Scott studio album from Hidden Beach. The Deluxe Edition is housed in a fold-out digipack with a booklet that includes the producer's comments on each track. Certainly, The Original Jill Scott from the Vault, Vol. 1 is a fan's collection; that said, it doesn't diminish Scott's reputation or come off as a label rip-off. Instead, it enhances the listener's idea of her perfectionist work ethic. It's not only listenable as an "in process" document, but offers a slew of tracks in various stages that are a simply a pleasure to listen to.
Condition:NEW. Brand New Factory Sealed
TRACK LISTINGS
1 Intro: Love To Love Prelude 0:24
2 I Don't Know (Gotta Have You) 3:50
3 Wondering Why? (You Don't Talk To Me) 3:49
4 The Light Original Mix 4:10
5 Wake Up Baby 3:54
6 Lovely Day 4:16
7 Dear Mr. & Mrs. Record Industry 3:40
8 Love to Love 3:36
9 Running Away Suite 12:12
10 I'm Prettier 4:12
11 Comes To Light (Everything) 4:46
12 Holding On 4:59
13 The Light Live / Bonus Track / Piano Mix 3:13
14 And I Heard... (Do You Understand) Live / Bonus Track 9:49
15 North Side Philly Love Live / Bonus Track / Enhanced Video / Multimedia Track
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